Today I received a combination Toaster / Toaster Oven for Father's Day. Last year I got a PS3. Some would think this was a downgrade, but I make a lot of toast, and my old toaster was possesed by the tortured spirit of an evil Canadian Witch Doctor.

Anyway, on the side of the box it gives instructions in English and Spanish for how to... Read More

I walked into the kitchen. Thanks to the heat wave, the power had been out all afternoon. Kiki sat in the corner, naked, reading a copy of John Fante's "Ask The Dust", a gallon jug of water that was usually kept in the fridge between her legs.